Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 (16", 2024) vs IdeaPad Pro 5 Gen 9 (16″ 2023)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 (16", 2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
- Performs significantly better (up to 70%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 36-49% higher FPS
- Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- 25% sharper screen – 189 versus 151 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 Gen 9 (16″ 2023)
- Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~5%) battery – 84 against 80 watt-hours
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs) | 1.91 kg (4.21 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.7 x 260.5 x 19.9-25.2 mm 14.16 x 10.26 x 0.78-0.99 inches |
356 x 251 x 17.5 mm 14.02 x 9.88 x 0.69 inches |
| Area | 937 cm2 (145.3 inches2) | 894 cm2 (138.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.2% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 5000 RPM | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 44.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 151 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1280 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 98% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 170 / 230 W | 100 / 170 W |
| Cable length | 1.7 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 455 / 940 grams | 385 / 502 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.75 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 680M | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 100 W | 80 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 11.7 TFLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2524 | 1120 |
| Solar Bay | 36965 | 21532 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81 dB | ~81.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Legion Slim 5 Gen 9 (16", 2024):
- The 240Hz display variant lacks the Advanced Optimus support.
Notes on IdeaPad Pro 5 Gen 9 (16″ 2023):
- The AMD model boasts 6400 MHz memory and does not support Thunderbolt 4, unlike its Intel counterpart.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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